January ? AFC/NFC Championship games (??)
February ? Superbowl party?
March ?
April ? Indiana Jones movie marathon (for May release of Indy 4)
May 3rd ? Kentucky Derby
June ? Hot Dog Safari
July ? My birthday is the 23rd? I?ll give you a lists of presents later.
August ? Woodstock Fair
September 1st ? Marlborough parade & BBQ to follow (??)
October ?
November ? SuperMegaFest
December (TBD based on Nutcracker performance) ? Holiday party redux

I added August: the Woodstock Fair. I had a booth there last year and Christa, the Bean and I went to tourist. Did you know sheep actually sound like old men just blurting out "BAAAAAA!" Look like it too! It's one helluva country fair and that's coming from someone who comes from down South!

Here is an idea for July. Jumpcon will be at the Boston Convention center. I want to thank the New Hampshire crew for posting a link to this con. Only one SW guest that I could see but who knows they might at more. It is July 18th, 19th, and 20th. There are like 50+ guests listed and from what I was reading on the NH boards a good lot of them are from the Dr. Who series.

Ian Liston (Janson, Wedge's gunner in TESB) is obvious b/c the page shows him in his pilot gear. Garrick Hagon is not so obvious b/c he's shown in just a regular publicity shot...he played Biggs Darklighter (Red 3, Luke's fighter pilot friend) in the original movie. This is an event I'd like to go to, from the looks of things.

rpvee, this will be more than just an autograph show. It'll be something like what the rest of the country calls a convention, with gaming, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions along with autograph and photo opportunities. Arisia, which I posted about in an earlier thread, was like JumpCon will be too, but Arisia, aside from this year, is more geared toward literary sci-fi and fantasy.

BTW, I'll be emailing my Rebel Legion/501st contact about JumpCon to see if they'll have anything planned.

rpvee, this will be more than just an autograph show. It'll be something like what the rest of the country calls a convention, with gaming, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions along with autograph and photo opportunities.

SMF is a convention, just a smaller one. It allows photos, last year it had great Q&A sessions, and autographs were available all day. SMF is not just an "autograph show". At least not to me.

Nothing against the Woodstock Fair, but I really think our August meet needs to be a group outing to see the Clone Wars animated movie. Who knows when any of us will get another chance to see an original SW production on the BIG SCREEN.

As for a possible October meet, we could always do a day at King Richard's Faire? It is a bit of a drive for everyone (Carver, MA) but I've been a bunch of times (both in and out of costume) and have never had a bad time.

It's an absolute blast. A friend of mine, who since has become one with the force, introduced me to it back in the early 90's. I've gone a few times in street clothes but mostly in a couple of different 'woodsman' costumes that I made over the years. I haven't gone in a few years due to the kiddies being so young but I'm debating if this is the year that I introduce Wormie Jr. to the Faire.

I noticed a discussion was starting in the October meet thread about when to meet and how many to have so I figured I would bring this thread back from the dead.

I am up for either quarterly or bi-monthly meets. I know I have been in hiding for a while and I apologize for that I have been extremely busy the last 9 months or so.

If we were to do a quarterly or bi-monthly meet schedule that could be best. Do a set number a year would work as well, but with that being said November (SMF) and December (Holiday party) would knock out two right off the bat and they would throw the whole quarterly and bi-monthly thing for a loop. I do plan on attending more functions when I can.